Has anyone here made their own weigh platform for cattle? Currently got a Tubar weigh crush, but as we have installed a permanent crush on farm a platform for inside this would be easier to work and we can use at outfarm as it has a permanent crush installed too. The Tubar in good condition, so selling it should fund all this and more.
Currently having to tie up gates etc to get them weighed and as such it is a hassle and they are not weighed as frequently as I'd like them to be done. Plus having to cart the crush between the places make it a PITA. Whereas a platform can be threw easily into a flatbed trailer and carted anywhere and installed within a few minutes.
I was thinking of getting these and making my own frame. Small scale operation, so bluetooth or any other sort of connectivity deemed unnecessary:
Beam Weigh Scales
For the platform, I'm considering a rubber matting held down in place with a perimeter of thick flat bar and similar up them middle to prevent slipping. Frame would be either box or C-channel, depending on whatever suitable I've got lying around.
Would like to see some pics and what weigh cells you used.
Currently having to tie up gates etc to get them weighed and as such it is a hassle and they are not weighed as frequently as I'd like them to be done. Plus having to cart the crush between the places make it a PITA. Whereas a platform can be threw easily into a flatbed trailer and carted anywhere and installed within a few minutes.
I was thinking of getting these and making my own frame. Small scale operation, so bluetooth or any other sort of connectivity deemed unnecessary:
Beam Weigh Scales
For the platform, I'm considering a rubber matting held down in place with a perimeter of thick flat bar and similar up them middle to prevent slipping. Frame would be either box or C-channel, depending on whatever suitable I've got lying around.
Would like to see some pics and what weigh cells you used.